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Isle of Ulva in Community Ownership From: John Addy Sent: 25 January 2018 14:32 To: crtb mailbox Subject: Ulva Press Attachments: Statement 25 1 18 FINAL iii.docx Hello For info, here is a statment we are putting out on social media and to the press following the article and letter in today’s Oban Times regards John ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ 1 Statement by the Ulva Buyout Committee 25 1 18 The Ulva Buyout Committee wishes to respond to an article and letter in the Oban Times today on our plans for the Isle of Ulva after the Community Council has apparently voted against the planned buyout. The Community Council decision was surprising, because at no time have they contacted us to seek further information on our plans following our initial contact requesting their support. As there is no member on the Community Council representing North West Mull and Ulva, we would reasonably have expected them to check with us so they could have an informed discussion. As Rebecca Munro, one of the residents on Ulva stated, “We are disappointed that the Community Council didn’t approach any of the tenants or businesses on Ulva to discuss the buyout or our concerns about a private sale before deciding whether to support or oppose us” The various Community Companies working on Mull over the past couple of decades have transformed opportunities on the island. Look at the achievements of MICT, SWMID as well as NWMCWC. All these bodies are fully supportive of the Ulva Buyout, as are other local representative bodies and many national organisations. Our local MSP and MP are also fully behind the project. Community ownership of Ulva will bring huge benefits to Ulva itself and also more widely for Mull as a whole. It is a shame therefore, that the Community Council appears so out of step on this matter. Regarding the questions raised in the article about the recent ballot, it is important to understand the legislation we have been working under. Whilst efforts have been made to engage interests across Mull, the Right to Buy legislation insists that only voters as defined by the applicant community body’s membership area are balloted. We have done what was required and are very pleased to have secured nearly 2:1 support in the ballot. Turning to the letter also published today in the Oban Times; the correspondent clearly hasn't read in detail the Feasibility Study which has been produced. It is available on our website for anyone to read and it is very clear that under community ownership, with different priorities for expenditure compared to a private estate owner, the picture will be very different from the £100k pa loss claimed by the current owner. In fact our plans have been very carefully drawn up following extensive work by respected independent consultants looking at the feasibility of various options and then developing a carefully phased Business Plan. We are very confident this project will work, otherwise we wouldn’t be pursuing it. Is Mull “at peace with itself” as the correspondent asserts? Well, few would disagree that Mull is a wonderful place to live and it has a vibrant community. However it is also true that many people are living and working with little security and opportunity to thrive because of the lack of affordable housing opportunities. Also affordable access to land for business development can be difficult, particularly for young people starting up. Differing opinions exist within any community and it does no-one any favours to pretend otherwise. Indeed on the question of the Ulva Buyout, the decision of the Community Council, running counter as it does to the expressed views of those in North West Mull and Ulva is evidence of that tension. Disappointed as we are with the Community Council’s decision, our focus and the efforts of the many people involved already in this process will remain on working hard to deliver a bright new future for a reinvigorated Ulva. Properties currently in a dilapidated state through lack of maintenance, farmland no longer in use and a complete lack of accommodation and facilities for visitors will all be turned round. New businesses will breathe new life into the island. The school roll at Ulva Ferry will rise and local businesses throughout Mull will all benefit. Land reform in Scotland is all about empowering communities to make decisions for themselves about how the land on which they live is run. Should it be a private landlord or the residents themselves? We are very clear it should be the latter, but unfortunately the Community Council may have just put themselves on the wrong side of history. From: John addy Sent: 28 January 2018 12:58 To: crtb mailbox Subject: Addy contact details Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed , I'm away Monday Tuesday and back on Mull Wednesday afternoon. Thought I'd give you my mobile number..... Regards John ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ 1 From: John Addy Sent: 29 January 2018 08:08 To: crtb mailbox Subject: Ulva Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Good morning For info. The post doesn't arrive on Ulva until late in the afternoon. We understand that the owner is away this week Regards John Sent from my iPhone ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ 1 From: crtb mailbox Sent: 01 February 2018 14:11 To: 'John Addy'; '[email protected]' Subject: North West Mull Community Woodland Company Limited (CB00221) - Notification of Scottish Ministers decision on the Community Right to Buy Afternoon John/Colin NOTICE BY THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS UNDER SECTION 51(5) OF THE LAND REFORM (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003: DECISION ON CONSENT FOR NORTH WEST MULL COMMUNITY WOODLAND COMPANY LIMITED TO PROCEED WITH THE RIGHT TO BUY LAND CONSISTING OF THE ISLE OF ULVA AND ASSOCIATED SMALLER ISLANDS INCLUDING LAND AT ULVA FERRY ON MULL, ARGYLL AND BUTE Please find attached Scottish Ministers decision on North West Mull Community Woodland Company Limited’s Community Right to Buy. This notice has been sent to you in the post today by recorded delivery, and will appear in the Register of Community Interests in Land early next week. North West Mull Community Woodland Company Limited under the legislation have until 9 June 2018 to conclude purchase. However this date can be extended by agreement by both parties, and, there is nothing preventing either party from agreeing and concluding the purchase before this date. I would however be grateful if in due course you could let Scottish Ministers know when the conclusion of transfer is to be completed for our records and to close down this case file. Best regards 1 2 Environment and Forestry Directorate Land Reform Unit Mr C Morrison Penmore Mill Penmore Tobermory PA75 6QS ___ Your ref/Ur faidhle: Our ref /Ar faidhle: CB00221 1 February 2018 Dear Mr Morrison, NOTICE BY THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS UNDER SECTION 51(5) OF THE LAND REFORM (SCOTLAND) ACT 2003: DECISION ON CONSENT FOR NORTH WEST MULL COMMUNITY WOODLAND COMPANY LIMITED TO PROCEED WITH THE RIGHT TO BUY LAND CONSISTING OF THE ISLE OF ULVA AND ASSOCIATED SMALLER ISLANDS INCLUDING LAND AT ULVA FERRY ON MULL, ARGYLL AND BUTE Case Number: CB00221 Notice under section 51(5) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”) is enclosed. In terms of section 51 of the Act, the Scottish Ministers have considered the application by North West Mull Community Woodland Company Limited (NWMCWCL) to buy land consisting of the Isle of Ulva and associated smaller islands including land at Ulva Ferry on Mull, Argyll and Bute. Scottish Ministers now give consent for NWMCWCL to proceed to buy the land. The enclosed Notice sets out the reasons for the Scottish Ministers’ decision and your attention is specifically drawn to the notes contained in the Notice, which provide information on the effect of the right to buy and on rights of appeal against the Scottish Ministers’ decision. D Spur, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh EH11 3XD www.scotland.gov.uk abcde abc a Where a community body confirms they wish to proceed with their right to buy the registered land, it has eight months from the date of confirmation to conclude missives, or such later date as is agreed by both parties, in terms of section 56(3)(a) of the Act. Scottish Ministers would like take this opportunity to highlight that they consider that NWMCWCL’s financial plans will require further updating over time once further confirmation of costs, and how these costs are to be met, are known and would encourage the community to ensure that costs are carefully monitored in order to help them plan ensure their plans continue to be viable and affordable. Scottish Ministers acknowledge that NWMCWCL’s business plan is a living document and will evolve as time goes by and that the proposals for the Isle of Ulva, associated island and land at Ulva Ferry is to be a long term project that could take a number years for the community to see the full benefits of community acquisition. In accordance with section 51(5) of the Act, a copy of this letter is being sent to the landowner (Henry James Howard, Ulva House, Isle of Ulva, Argyll PA73 6LZ and Robin James Scott Morton WS, Morton Fraser LLP, Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh EH3 9GL as joint executors of the late Jean Margaret Howard), the heritable creditor (Clydesdale Bank PLC, 30 St.
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